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Entrepreneurial orientation in long-lived family firms

verfasst von: Thomas Zellweger, Philipp Sieger

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We apply a key construct from the entrepreneurship field, entrepreneurial orientation (EO), in the context of long-lived family firms. Our qualitative in-depth case studies show that a permanently high level of the five EO dimensions is not a necessary condition for long-term success, as traditional entrepreneurship and EO literature implicitly suggest. Rather, we claim that the level of EO is dynamically adapted over time and that the original EO scales (autonomy, innovativeness, risk taking, proactiveness, and competitive aggressiveness) do not sufficiently capture the full extent of entrepreneurial behaviors in long-lived family firms. Based on these considerations we suggest extending the existing EO scales to provide a more fine-grained depiction of firm-level corporate entrepreneurship in long-lived family firms.

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Titel: Entrepreneurial orientation in long-lived family firms
verfasst von: Thomas Zellweger
Philipp Sieger
Publikationsdatum: 01.01.2012
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Small Business Economics / Ausgabe 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0921-898X
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0913
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-010-9267-6

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